Recipes
Brazilian Collards
1/2 lb. peppered bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
2 lbs. collard greens - rinsed, stemmed, and torn into 3x6 inch pieces
1 cup chicken stock
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Place bacon in a large heavy-bottomed pot
Lentil Salad Provencial
1 1/2 cup dried lentils, rinsed
1 small head romaine lettuce, leaves washed
2 c. water separated
2 c. low-sodium vegetable broth
1/2 c. chopped yellow onion
DRESSING:
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 t. cayenne p
Layered Kale Cassarole
1 1/2 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup shredded low-fat cheese
1/4 cup minced scallions
1/4 cup celery leaves
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 c. low-fat milk
1/4 t. thyme
1/4 t. ground sage
1/4 t. rosemary
Kabocha Sun-Dried Tomato Soup
2 oz. sun-dried tomatoes and 1 ½ cup boiling water
1 21/2 lb. kabocha squash, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
½ lb. red or white rose potatoes, unpeeled, cut into bite-size pieces
1 stalk celery, diced
½ cup chopped cel
Fall Vegetable Soup
3 tablespoons butter
2 medium onions, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Pinch nutmeg
2 big leeks, chopped, greens & all
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 cup water
3 large potatoes, scrub
Dilly Potato Salad
1/4 t. salt
6 T. chopped fresh dill
1 clove garlic, halved
1 1/2 pounds new potatoes, steamed and cut in chunks
2 T. white wine vinegar
6 scallions, finely sliced
1 T. Dijon mustard
1 c. cooked peas, drained
1/2
Celeriac Au Gratin
1 T lemon juice
2 heads of celeriac (about 2 lbs.)
Salt and pepper
3oz butter
1/4 pt dry white wine
6oz gruyere grated
3oz parmesan grated
Place the celeriac which you have peeled and cut into chunks in a bowl of cold water. Drain and
Spring Spinach Salad with Honey Onion Dressing
1 big bag fresh spinach (about 10-12 oz), stems removed
1/2 c. toasted walnut or pecan halves
1 cup grated carrots
1/2 c. sliced radishes
1/4 c. chopped scallions
1/3-1/2 cup Honey Onion Dressing
Pepper to ta
Oven-Roasted Vegetables
10 unpeeled whole tiny new potatoes, quartered
1 C peeled and trimmed baby carrots(5 oz.)
1 small onion, cut into wedges
1/4 C olive oil
3 T lemon juice
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 T snipped fresh rosemary or o
Lentil Soup with Chard
1 3/4 cups dried brown lentils
2 quarts water
1 cup diced carrot
1 3/4 teaspoons sea salt
Dash of dried thyme
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 parsley sprigs
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons butter;
3 cups chopp
Carrot, Potato and Swiss Chard Curry
3 medium potatoes
2 large carrots
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2 tablespoons evaporated cane crystals
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cups Swiss chard, coarsely chopped
1 14.5 oz. can diced tomat
Penne with Broccoli Raab, Pine Nuts and Currants
1 lg. bunch broccoli raab (also called rapini)
1/2 lb. penne
3 tbsp. olive oil
4 lg. cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup currants, soaked in warm water until plump and drained
1/3 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted (or walnuts)
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Italian Flag Pasta
2 c. rotini
3 c. lightly packed chopped broccoli raab
2 T. olive oil
1 jar marinated artichoke heart
4 jarred, roasted red peppers
1/4 c. dry white wine
2 t. Dijon mustard
2 t. honey
1/4 c. crumbled feta ch
Potato Salad with Bok Choy, Radishes and Dill
4 medium-sized potatoes (red or yellow, doesn't matter)4 stems of bok choi, with leaves2 - 4 radishes1- 2 tbsp. dill2 tbsp. cider vinegar1 clove garlic, crushed and/or finely minced1/2 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. sugar3 tbsp. olive oilPut washed whole potatoes
Bok Choy with Cashew Nuts
2 red onions
6 oz Chinese cabbage
2 Tbsp. peanut oil
8 oz Pac Choi
2 Tbsp. plum sauce
1/3 cup roasted cashew nuts
Cut the red onions into thin wedges and thinly shred the red cabbage. Heat the peanut oil in a lar
Crunchy Bok Choy Ginger Salad
1 medium bunch bok choy
1 cup shredded radishes
1/2 c. slivered sweet orange, red or yellow peppers
1/4 c. finely chopped scallions
1 inch knob of gingerroot, grated
2 T. each chopped mint and cilantro
3 T. rice vi
Raspberry Cream-Cheese Muffins
2/3 cup (5 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon baking soda;
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
Fourth of July Parfait
8 oz cream cheese, at room temp
6 tbsp powdered sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1 to 2 tsp fresh lemon juice, to taste
1 pint fresh blueberries, lightly sprinkled with sugar
1 pint fresh red raspberries, lightly sprinkle
Strawberry-Rhubarb Buckle
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 t salt
1 t vanilla
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut up
3 cups strawberries, hulled & sliced
1/3 cup light brown
Erin Houser's Mom's Berry Pie
Enough berries to fill a pie shell-you can use strawberries, blackberries, raspberries or blueberries
Pie crust shell
2 T cornstarch or flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Regular size packet of instant jello-any flavor y
Rosy Beet and Potato Salad with Garlic Dressing
4 medium beets with greens
4-6 new potatoes (about enough to be equivalent to two large potatoes)
4 garlic cloves
3 T olive oil
1 lemon juiced
Salt and Pepper to taste
Remove greens from beets. Cut greens i
Fried Beets and Carrots
2 T olive oil
1 t. cumin
2 medium beets, scrubbed, quartered & sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 medium carrots, scrubbed & sliced 1/4 inch thick
Tamari (or low sodium soy sauce)
OPTIONAL:
Beet tops, fresh spinach, S
Beets on the Grill
6 beets, scrubbed
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Additional sugar to taste
Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Coat one side of a large piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray. Place beets and butter/oil
Beets and Oranges with Raspberry Vinagrette
1 lb. beets, scrubbed
1 can mandarin oranges
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ tsp. salt
2 tbs. salt
3 tbs. olive oil
1 tsp. grated gingerroot
Handful of raspberries
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place beets in a baking dish and cover with
Beets and Pasta
2 pounds small red or golden beets, scrubbed well
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup fresh orange juice
2TBs ground coriander
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pound gemelli, or other short pasta
6 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
Preheat o